The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter (1995)

When intimacy is forbidden and passion is a sin, love is the most defiant crime of all.

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.

Date of release
1995-10-13
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (540)
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Roland Joffé

Casting

  • Demi Moore — Hester Prynne
  • Gary Oldman — Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
  • Robert Duvall — Roger Chillingworth
  • Lisa Andoh — Mituba
  • Edward Hardwicke — Gov. John Bellingham
  • Robert Prosky — Horace Stonehall
  • Roy Dotrice — Rev. Thomas Cheever
  • Joan Plowright — Harriet Hibbons
  • Malcolm Storry — Maj. Dunsmuir
  • James Bearden — Goodman Mortimer
  • Larissa Laskin — Goody Mortimer
  • Amy Wright — Goody Gotwick

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